In recent years, the use of concrete as architectural element, in addition to application in the sector of structural-engineering-related construction, is experiencing a true renaissance. The reasons...
In the next version of DIN EN 197-1, additional standardized clinker-efficient cements will be added with CEM II/C-M and CEM VI. CEM II/C-M cements contain at least 50 M.-% clinker and CEM VI cements,...
In January 2020, the Priority Program 2187, funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), started. It brings together around 50 researchers from the fields of structural engineering, production...
Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRPs) consist of numerous fine fibres which are unidirectionally embedded in a polymer matrix (e.g. epoxy resin). Currently glass or carbon fibres are mainly used for the...
We repeatedly see vertical and horizontal shearing in particular on more heavily frequented and more heavily loaded block pavements, which frequently results in damage to the paving blocks and impairs...
In Germany, well over half of urban traffic surfaces in both the municipal and private sectors are surfaced by means of concrete block and slab pavements. There are repeated incidents of damage...
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings is of central importance in view of rising energy prices, increasingly scarce fossil energy reserves and the continually advancing greenhouse effect....
Whilst the European Union has been promoting the reuse of treated wastewater in the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive since as early as 1991, some maps show even today that the number of regions...
As part of two BMWI joint research projects [1,2], in conjunction with RWTH Aachen University and the partner companies, Autarq and noventec, it was possible to develop a hybrid concrete roof tile...
Work on the DafStb Code of Practice on precast hollow-core slabs [1] began in November of 2017. The Code of Practice is planned to consist of two parts:Part 1: Reinforced-concrete hollow-core slabs...
